170 GARDEN PROFITS 



Eggplant, peppers and tomatoes are best left 

 in the frames until the end of May and should 

 not be subjected to the hardening-off process. So 

 partition off your warm plants in some way. 



When sowing seeds by hand, the row- 

 marker is a great help in making the 

 garden convenient, orderly and attrac- 

 tive. Get the first row straight with a 

 garden line 



Make drills about three or four inches deep for 

 cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and leeks 

 with the edge of a hoe. The drill protects the newly 

 set plants from the wind and sun, and catches water; 

 the soil can easily be levelled off after the plants 

 have attained any size. It is not practical to do 

 this with lettuce or onions. When planting out 

 vegetables always place your line and make a drill 

 as a guide to getting straight rows, but for lettuce 

 and onions and such vegetables, make it very shal- 

 low, one inch being deep enough. 



THE BUSY GROWING SEASON: MAY TO OCTOBER 



MAY 



You will be planting, throughout this month and 

 the next, but the care of the growing crops will 



